Moments of manliness/Womanliness
I went camping with my workmates a few weeks back , we drank beer , ate meat and pushed a huge boulder the size of a mini off a cliff.

I want to hear tales of machismo and courage.
Also saying a woman is incapable of machismo and courage is sexist so :P
(shake'n'bake Tally Ho, Biatch!, Sat 26 Jun 2010, 5:29, Reply)

Turning points
There has to be at least one point in your life where you made a decision that made everything different. You decided to get married, have kids, leave your partner, start a business.

Tell us about those decisions. Was there one where you wished you'd made the other choice? Was there one that was the best decision you ever made?
(BearWithLittleBrain, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 10:03, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Planes, trains and automobiles
Tell us your tales of your travels and experiences on public transport
(swissheavy, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 21:07, Reply)

Annoyances
What really grinds your gears?

yes, I know it's essentially Pet Peeves but I was cashing in on the trend of recycling old QOTWs by giving them a different name and hope no one will notice.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 23:49, Reply)

Yesterday was officially the longest day
What was your longest day?

It could be a nightmare day from hell that dragged interminably on, or happy sunkissed fun times that you thought would never end, or something else altogether where you lost track of time, good or bad.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 16:23, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Connections In a Crowd
Stuff you've done in public and someone you didn't know joined in, or vice versa.

Example:
It's 3 am, I'm walking home drunk, and start whistling The Farmer in the Dell all the way home. At one point someone in the distance yelled
"Omar! Omar! Omar's comin' yo!"
The Wire has spread to London.
(Tizer, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 14:57, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Lies gone wrong
When was the last time you told a lie, and it either spiralled out of control or had unforseen consequences? Seeing as this is the internet, I'm sure there'll be plenty of liars willing to share their stories. Whether we can believe them is another matter...
(Godwin's Lawyer is more evil than Hitler, Mon 21 Jun 2010, 16:12, Reply)

Lost in translation...
What funny misunderstandings have you had with people from forrinland?

2 examples:

First, when I was visiting my girlfriend's family in Romania, I was drinking with her dad and we were going through the different languages we can say "cheers" in. Santé, Norok, Prost, and so on. Eventually I said "oh, skol!" and had basically just told him I had a hard on (incidentally an interestingly awkward situation to be in, since I had no idea why he had just exploded with laughter).

Oh, and the German 'Prost' also means stupid.

Second, when my Austrian mother moved to London, she was helping someone out cooking for a party. She asked: "Do you want me to rape the cheese?", pointing and smiling at a block of the stuff in her arnie-like accent.

Of course, she'd used her schooltime french, where 'rapper' means to grate.

I'm sure other people have had similar incidents, tell me more!
( morrybyte made a subtle namechange at, Mon 21 Jun 2010, 12:25, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

What has the Internet done for us?
We're saving the web... together. So what has the web done for you, or allowed you to do? Started a business? Found the love of your life? Or just downloaded a hell of a lot of porn?
( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Mon 21 Jun 2010, 11:17, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Hoisted with your own petard
Recently I pointed out to an old dear walking up the road towards me that her dog was pooing all the way up the street. I then realised it was a guide dog and so ended up picking up all the poo myself. When have you been smugly right about something only for it to backfire?
(pooster found out how long a piece of string was on, Sun 20 Jun 2010, 14:17, Reply)

Sleep
We spend 1/3 of our life doing it, that's 33% of our time full of opportunities to do weird shit. What shenanigans have you/your partner gotten up to in your sleep? What were your most whacked-out dreams? Or what were the results of you having too much/little sleep?
(Second sign of madness, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 22:41, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

What's in a name?
Stories of why you got your name/ncikname/username.
( Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 13:52, Reply)

scams and scammer
Been scammed or scammed someone? Been offered £2.3 Million by the son of the deceased General Nbongo of Nigera?

What have you done or has happened to you?
(tb2571989 dies at precisely, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 9:17, Reply)

Pearoast from the OT board
As I'm staying in a hotel waiting for my fiancee to finish work, I thought I'd go out and find some lunch earlier. I went out to the parking lot and was about to get into my car when I noticed three women unloading stuff from one car into another. One woman carried over a rather large watermelon, then went back after a second one.

I called out to her, "So is this the part where I smile at you and say 'Nice melons'?"

They all burst out laughing.

What terribly sexist and/or politically incorrect thing have you gotten away with saying in public recently?
( Wanderer, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 21:58, Reply)

with thanks to dchurch's former website
I clawed back a shit load of bank chargesand credit card charges too. I also managed to get Comet to come repair my three year old oven that I didn't even have a warranty for.

When have you flexed your rights and made the law work in your favour for a change?

Could also be "When did you stick it to the man".
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:56, Reply)

This must've been suggested before but
erotic stories. A chance for the writers here to post their work. And a deviation from .jpg, .mp4, .avi
(Archeleus hates cabbage, Tue 15 Jun 2010, 15:22, Reply)

They don't know that they're born
In my day we had it tough. I think it's about time we told these "stay at home with mummy and daddy til I'm thirty" shirkers how tough.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Tue 15 Jun 2010, 6:10, Reply)

Anything that can't be turned into a "stories of funny/horrible things that happened at work" QOTW.
Anything at all really. We're not fussy. A change is as good as a holiday, and all that.
(Vlad the Inhaler forgot his password, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 17:41, Reply)

Things you wish you hadn't said.
There are certain things that i said to the girlfriend of my best friend. things that to even write make me cringe so much that my face will no doubt implode. So I'll spare you the story to avert risk of me later requiring major facial reconstruction. But if your face doesnt implode, please share what stupid things you have told someone that you wish you'd never said.
(augsav forgot about B3ta, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 7:16, Reply)

Retribution.
Was it sweet?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 9:25, Reply)

imposters
If I can't be arsed to go to the barbers let my hair grow a bit, I look a little bit like Paul Merton, so I've been told on several occasions. A few years back, in a pub in Leeds, ordering some food, the barman pointed this out to me.
"You don't half look like Paul Merton" he says
"Yeah, he's my older brother" I said. My mates looked at me aghast.
"He's coming up next week to see me and I said I'd take him for a bite to eat." I added.
"Are you bringing him here?" asked my mate getting the same idea I was.
"Possibly, depends on how I feel in half an hour or so". By now, who I assumed to be the manager had wandered over. The barman told him who I claimed to be at which the manager said we could have the food for free and just pay for the drinks.
Result!

So, who have you claimed to be and how did you benefit?
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 19:31, Reply)

Songs that take you back
For example: Michael Jackson's Who Is It was the song of the moment when I had my first make out session @ the boyfriend's place. ;) Every time I hear the song...I go back there to that very moment.
(NancyycnaN Wðñ'† ¥ðµ §hðw §ðmê ¢l姧?, Wed 9 Jun 2010, 2:23, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Body art.
Tattoos, piercing, branding scarification and the like.
Cool designs, and pus filled holes in horribly sensitive places.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Sat 5 Jun 2010, 14:03, Reply)

bad management
what elements of bad management have you had to deal with?

(bad management? sounds like a band)
(tb2571989 dies at precisely, Thu 3 Jun 2010, 13:30, Reply)

Holidays
Has been suggested by me and a few other people over the last few months but as we are in the middle of holiday season, thought it would be appropriate now....Tell us about your holidays?.....good times or bad, or even life changing Alchemist moments you have had whilst travelling.
(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Thu 3 Jun 2010, 9:37, Reply)

Getting caught
Masturbating, stealing, making the cat dance... when did someone catch you doing something you'd rather had remained secret?
(MJPerry was crude but clickable at, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 1:25, Reply)

Your defining moment
A place you've been, a person you've met, something you heard. What contributed to making you the person you are?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 1:11, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

My best mate
Everyone's your best mate when you're drunk. Tell us what you've got up to with your drunken best mate.
(Smale is stuffed, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:35, Reply)

Theft
Things you have stolen, deliberately or otherwise. Things that have been stolen from you. Things no one stole, but you claimed for on your insurance anyway. Things someone was going to steal from you, but that you managed to retain through some cunning and resourceful twist.

I recently had my bike stolen - so as an aside, I'm looking for advice on where I might find it being sold (ebay, gumtree etc), so I can go and "buy it back" with some sort of weapon.
(sabre-tooth monkey, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:06, Reply)